Italian world primary Jannik Sinner has gained his second grand slam of the yr, beating native favorite Taylor Fritz in straight units to say the US Open.
Sinner was in commanding contact from the outset, and overwhelmed each Fritz and a star-studded New York crowd for the 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 victory.
Sinner gained his first grand slam at this yr’s Australian Open and have become the world primary for the primary time in June.
Sinner prolonged his present profitable streak to 11 matches and improved to 55-5 with a tour-high six titles in 2024.
That features a 35-2 mark on exhausting courts, the floor used at each the Australian Open and US Open, and he’s the primary man since Guillermo Vilas in 1977 to win his first two Grand Slam trophies in the identical season — one thing such greats as Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Federer by no means achieved.
Lower than every week earlier than competitors started at Flushing Meadows, the world came upon that Sinner had examined constructive twice for anabolic steroids in March however was cleared as a result of his use was dominated unintentional — the banned substance entered his system through a therapeutic massage from a staff member he later fired.
Jannik Sinner claimed his second grand slam triumph of the yr on the US Open. (Getty photos: Matthew Stockman)
As anticipated, Fritz loved one thing of a home-court benefit on a cool afternoon underneath a virtually cloudless sky and in entrance of a celebrity-filled crowd that included Taylor Swift and her boyfriend, Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce.
Sinner confirmed some early jitters, and when he performed a unfastened recreation that included a double-fault and different misses, Fritz acquired an early break again to ultimately lead 3-2 after 20 minutes.
That was just about the final vital spotlight for Fritz or his followers till 3-all within the third set, when he smacked an overhead winner to get to 15-30, punched the air and screamed, “Let’s go!”.
After Fritz deposited a volley winner to earn a break level a minute later, he celebrated in the identical style, and 1000’s round him went wild. Sinner then double-faulted, placing Fritz in entrance 4-3.
However when he tried to serve out the set at 5-4, Fritz buckled sufficient to let Sinner pull even by breaking. Sinner used a drop shot to lure Fritz to the entrance courtroom, then slid a passing shot that Fritz volleyed into the online. Fritz bounced off his racket off the courtroom.
Sinner loped to the towel field, not even smiling.
About 10 minutes later, the victory was Sinner’s due to a closing four-game run. When it was over, Sinner raised his arms, threw his head again and closed his eyes.
By the top Sinner, the second Italian to win a singles title on the US Open, becoming a member of 2015 ladies’s champion Flavia Pennetta, had a formidable ledger — simply 21 unforced errors, 13 fewer than Fritz, and 23 winners.
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